BBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview Schedule Sunday 1 December 2019

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  The Interview—Wendell Pierce: A tale of two Americas
  Wendell Pierce starred as Detective Bunk Moreland in the American TV series The Wire(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Could humans hibernate during interstellar travel?
  Hibernation could allow people to travel long distances in space. How realistic is it?(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  The World This Week—The rich countries where people are dying younger
  Life expectancy in the US has fallen for the past three years. Why?(R)
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  In the Balance—Regulating political chatter
  Should campaign adverts on social media be controlled?(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  The Missing Cryptoqueen—The Bitcoin killer
  Not all is as it seems with Dr Ruja's revolutionary cryptocurrency, OneCoin
13. 02:50GMT
  Over to You—Did Hardtalk do enough to challenge a Trump supporter?
  A friend of Donald Trump was the guest on Hardtalk but was the interview robust enough?(R)
14. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 03:06GMT
  The Documentary—British music’s Caribbean roots
  The colourful roots of how British black music has entered the mainstream
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Sri Lanka's Muslims feel the fear
  The backlash after the Easter 2019 bombings leaves a minority community vulnerable(R)
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  Boston Calling—First Peoples
  The debate over who has the right to call themselves Native American.(R)
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
22. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti: Telling Britain’s story on stage
  The playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti on reflecting the UK on stage
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 06:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  Weekend—Face scans for new mobile phones in China
  Face scans for new mobile phone contracts in China; UK PM to review treatment of convicts
3. 07:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 07:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  Weekend—Protests return to the streets of Hong Kong
  Pro-democracy protesters return to Hong Kong's streets; Maltese businessman charged
5. 08:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 08:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  Weekend—Is NATO still fit for purpose?
  On the 70th anniversary of NATO, is the alliance relevant? Germany's coalition in doubt
7. 08:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 08:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  The Food Chain—Marcus Samuelsson: My life in five dishes
  A culinary adventure from Ethiopia to Sweden to Harlem(R)
9. 09:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 09:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 09:06GMT
  From Our Own Correspondent—Sri Lanka's Muslims feel the fear
  The backlash after the Easter 2019 bombings leaves a minority community vulnerable(R)
11. 09:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 09:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 09:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Halima: Faith and fashion
  Halima Aden is one of the world’s first hijab wearing supermodels(R)
13. 10:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 10:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 10:06GMT
  The Compass—The Kids are Alright, The Kids are Alright: Environment
  1/3How Stella Bowles' school project and persistence led to a clean-up of her local river(R)
15. 10:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 10:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
16. 10:32GMT
  Outlook—Giving birth during a genocide
  The Rwandan woman whose waters broke as militia were attacking her family home(R)
17. 11:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 11:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 11:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
19. 11:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 11:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
20. 11:32GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti: Telling Britain’s story on stage
  The playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti on reflecting the UK on stage(R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 12:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  Heart and Soul—Heart and Soul Gathering, Buddhism in Cambodia
  How is Buddhism developing in Cambodia?(R)
3. 13:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 13:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 13:06GMT
  Newshour—Pressure mounts on Malta's PM to resign
  The governing party has held emergency talks as demands mount for Joseph Muscat to resign
5. 14:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 14:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 14:06GMT
  The Documentary—British music’s Caribbean roots
  The colourful roots of how British black music has entered the mainstream(R)
7. 15:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 15:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 15:06GMT
  The Forum—The Scythians: Masters of the steppe
  The nomadic warriors who ruled vast swathes of Asia and Europe and who knew how to party(R)
9. 15:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Stock option
  An incentive for good performance, or another way to boost executives' pay?(R)
10. 16:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 16:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 16:06GMT
  Sportsworld—Live Premier League commentary
  Full commentary of Manchester United against Aston Villa at Old Trafford
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Evening
1. 18:59GMT
  Off air
  Programmes will resume at 19:00
2. 19:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 19:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
3. 19:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
4. 19:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 19:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
5. 19:32GMT
  In the Balance—Regulating political chatter
  Should campaign adverts on social media be controlled?(R)
6. 20:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 20:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
7. 20:06GMT
  Music Life—Advice to your younger self with Quantic, Tamar Osborn, Pete Wareham and Orphy Robinson
  Musician and engineer Quantic is joined by Tamar Osborn, Pete Wareham and Orphy Robinson.(R)
8. 21:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 21:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 21:06GMT
  Newshour—Malta's prime minister resigns
  Maltese PM Joseph Muscat announces he will step down amid crisis over murdered journalist
10. 22:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 22:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 22:06GMT
  The Newsroom—01/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 22:20GMT
  Sports News—01/12/2019 GMT
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
13. 22:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 22:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
14. 22:32GMT
  The Missing Cryptoqueen—The Bitcoin killer
  Not all is as it seems with Dr Ruja's revolutionary cryptocurrency, OneCoin(R)
15. 22:50GMT
  50 Things That Made the Modern Economy—Stock option
  An incentive for good performance, or another way to boost executives' pay?(R)
16. 23:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/01 23:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 23:06GMT
  The Cultural Frontline—Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti: Telling Britain’s story on stage
  The playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti on reflecting the UK on stage(R)
18. 23:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/01 23:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 23:32GMT
  Heart and Soul—Halima: Faith and fashion
  Halima Aden is one of the world’s first hijab wearing supermodels(R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/02 00:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  People Fixing The World—Saving the world’s ice
  Silica beads and whiter clouds - ideas to stop the world’s ice melting(R)
3. 00:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/02 00:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  Discovery—Robin Dunbar
  Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Robin Dunbar about his work on maintaining friendships.(R)
5. 01:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/02 01:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  World Business Report—COP25 to kick off in Madrid
  The UN's annual climate change conference will get under way in Madrid on Monday
7. 01:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/02 01:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  Digital Planet—Google bug bounty hunters
  Google is offering up to $1.5m to anyone who can identify bugs in its new chip(R)
9. 02:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/02 02:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/02 02:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  Health Check—The global scale of corruption in healthcare
  How widespread is corruption in healthcare?(R)
13. 03:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/02 03:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  The Forum—The Scythians: Masters of the steppe
  The nomadic warriors who ruled vast swathes of Asia and Europe and who knew how to party(R)
15. 03:50GMT
  Sporting Witness—Nigeria's 'Superfalcons' wow the Women's World Cup
  How the Nigerian team put women's football on the map in Africa in 1999(R)
16. 04:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/02 04:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  The Interview—Stephen Sackur is on the road in Zimbabwe
  How are Zimbabweans faring in the face of economic collapse and environmental crisis?
18. 04:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/02 04:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  The Conversation—Social media poetry stars
  Are poets who start out on social media given the respect they deserve?
20. 05:00GMT
  BBC News—2019/12/02 05:01 GMT
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  The Newsroom—02/12/2019 GMT
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
22. 05:30GMT
  BBC News Summary—2019/12/02 05:30 GMT
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  CrowdScience—Could humans hibernate during interstellar travel?
  Hibernation could allow people to travel long distances in space. How realistic is it?(R)

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